There’s been a huge boom in the last decade of applications and services that rely on on real-time notifications and other alerts as a core… Read More »PubNub nabs $23M as its IaaS network hits 1.3T messages sent each month
Evan Spiegel has finally found a way to fight back against Mark Zuckerberg’s army of clones. For 2.5 years, Snapchat foolishly tried to take the… Read More »To stop copycats, Snapchat shares itself
Photo-editing app-maker VSCO has filed a lawsuit against competitor PicsArt. The suit focuses on 19 PicsArt filters that were supposedly “reverse engineered from VSCO’s filters,”… Read More »VSCO sues PicsArt over photo filters that were allegedly reverse engineered
About half a year ago, Google gave the Assistant on phones a major visual refresh. Today, the company is following up with a couple of… Read More »The Google Assistant on Android gets more visual responses
Amazon is ready to challenge Apple with a cheaper, Alexa-powered set of wireless earbuds. If successful, it would carve out a space for the popular… Read More »Amazon reportedly readying its Alexa-powered answer to AirPods
Bumble is the latest digital brand to try to extend its reach through a print publication. The dating app maker today announced the launch of… Read More »Bumble goes to print with its new lifestyle magazine, Bumble Mag
Snap is unlocking a new revenue stream while giving you something to do between chats and Stories. Today Snapchat debuts its Snap Games platform that… Read More »Snapchat launches Mario Party-style multiplayer games platform
Snapchat has found an answer to the revenue problem stemming from its halted growth: it will show its ads in other apps with the launch… Read More »Snapchat will power Stories & ads in other apps
Point and shoot? No, point and interact. Snapchat can now help with your homework. The app’s camera is becoming the foundation of an augmented reality… Read More »Snapchat launches Scan, its AR utility platform
“We give them the power. That’s the bad part. We buy their products. We sign up for these websites. Delete Facebook, right?” That’s WhatsApp founder… Read More »WhatsApp’s Brian Acton to talk Signal Foundation and leaving Facebook at Disrupt SF
Verizon (which owns the company that owns TechCrunch) announced today that it has activated its 5G Ultra Wideband Network in parts of Minneapolis and Chicago.… Read More »Verizon flips on 5G for phones in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis
T-Mobile and Viacom this morning announced a deal that will bring Viacom’s TV channels — like MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount and others —… Read More »T-Mobile’s mobile TV service to include Viacom channels like MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central & more
When everyone always tells you “yes,” you can become a monster. Leaders especially need honest feedback to grow. “If you look at rich people like… Read More »Torch takes $10M to teach empathy to executives
Remember Fleksy? The customizable Android keyboard app has a new trick up its sleeve: It’s adding a store where users can find and add lightweight… Read More »Fleksy’s AI keyboard is getting a store to put mini apps at chatters’ fingertips
Today’s teens missed the Foursquare era, so Snapchat is giving them another shot with a new feature to aid in-person meetups. Snapchat is now testing… Read More »Foursnap? Snapchat tries ‘Status’ location check-ins